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Archive 2014

Archive 2014

 

Dec 15 2014

AFTER ISAF DEPLOYMENT 14

On return from Afghanistan, the HQ focused on the reintegration into the HQ Core procedures and processes.

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Dec 11 2014

MAYORS OF VALLE OLONA AT THE UGO MARA BARRACKS

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 11 DECEMBER, 2014 – Liutenant General Riccardo Marchiò, the Commander of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps (NRDC-ITA), this morning welcomed the mayors of Valle Olona at the  Ugo Mara  Barracks, for the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings, at the presence of all the Senior National Rappresentative of the Allied Nations.

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Dec 03 2014

PLENARY CONFERENCE ON THE NRDC-ITA

On 3 December 2014, at the premises of the Armed Forces Staff, the 11° edition of the Plenary Conference of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy (NRDC-ITA) was held.
During the meeting, the path through which NRDC-ITA will travel was presented.

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Nov 24 2014

LT GENERAL BATTISTI HANDS OVER COMMAND TO LT GENERAL MARCHIO'

SOLBIATE OLONA, 24 NOVEMBER  2014 – The change of command ceremony took place today at Ugo Mara Barracks in Solbiate Olona (VA), home to NATO Rapid Deployable Corps - Italy (NRDC- ITA). Commander of Italian Land Forces, Lt General Alberto Primiceri oversaw the handover from Lt General Giorgio Battisti to Lt General Riccardo Marchiò.

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Nov 11 2014

OPENING CEREMONY OF NRDC-ITA INTERNATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 11 NOVEMBER 2014 - This morning in Ugo Mara barracks, Headquarters of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC-ITA), a ceremony took place to mark the unveiling of a new monument dedicated to the fallen of all nations which contributed in the conflict.  
At the ceremony, Lieutenant  General Giorgio Battisti, Commander of NRDC-ITA, explained that the monument is a tribute to the heroism of those who died to advance the cause of freedom around the world.

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Oct 24 2014

DEPUTY SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EUROPE VISITS NRDC - ITA

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 24 OCTOBER 2014 - General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, NATO’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), this morning visited the HQ of NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy (NRDC-ITA) at Ugo Mara Barracks in Solbiate Olona (VA).
Upon arrival, DSACEUR was welcomed by the NRDC-ITA Commander, Lt General Giorgio Battisti.

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Oct 17 2014

END OF EXERCISE JOINT EAGLE 14

TORRE VENERI (LE), October 17th 2014 - The visit of the Chief of Defence, Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli, marked the conclusion of Exercise JOINT EAGLE 2014, an International exercise involving approximately 2.000 troops conducted in Lecce and Ferrara. The exercise trained two commands; NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy (NRDC-ITA) and the Joint Force Air Component (JFAC). 

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Sep 24 2014

"WOMEN AND ARMY": VALUES AND FULFILLMENT IN THE ARMED FORCE

SOLBIATE OLONA, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 - The admission of female personnel in the Armed Forces was an event considered, in the common consciousness, to be one of a conquest by women into a society with strong masculine connotations.

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Sep 15 2014

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN NRDC-ITA AND “ANA” OF VARESE, MILAN, COMO

15 SEPTEMBER 2014 - This afternoon in Ugo Mara Barracks in Solbiate Olona, the Headquarters of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC-ITA), a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by the Varese, Milan and Como sections of the Alpine Nation Association (ANA).

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Jul 16 2014

NRDC-ITA PERSONNEL TAKE PART IN EX. EAGLE PEAK 14 ON THE GRAND PARADISE AND MOUNT ROSA

 During the months of June and July, NRDC-ITA personnel took part in Exercise Eagle Peak 14, part of a wide range of progressive training activities outside of the usual functions of NRDC-ITA.
The aim of the Exercise was to train the participants in mountain disciplines to be able to operate safely in an alpine environment, at both individual and team levels.
 

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Jul 14 2014

NRDC-ITA CELEBRATE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), JULY 14th, 2014 - Today in Ugo Mara Barracks in Solbiate Olona (VA), home of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Italy (NRDC-ITA), French National Day was celebrated. 

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Jul 03 2014

USA AND SLOVENIA NATIONAL DAYS CELEBRATED AT NRDC-ITA

JULY 3rd, 2014 - This morning in Ugo Mara barracks, celebrations for the 238th anniversary of the United States of America independence declaration, the 23th anniversary of the independence of Slovenia and the 10th anniversary of the Republic of Slovenia entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) took place.
In addition, the American Consul General from Milan, Mr. Kyle Scott gave the NRDC Commander and General of the Army Corps, Giorgio Battisti, the "Legion of Merit", the hig

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Jul 02 2014

SECRETARY OF DEFENCE ATTENDS SOMALIA MEMORIAL CEREMONY

2nd JULY 2014 – Today at Ugo Mara barracks in Solbiate Olona (VA), the home of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Headquarters, a ceremony took place to mark anniversary of The Battle of Pastificio and to commemorate those who lost their lives. The 21st Battle of Pastificio was a gunfight that took place in Mogadishu between Somali insurgent groups and Italian troops conducting a raid in search of weapons.

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Jul 01 2014

PRESIDENT OF THE LOMBARDY REGION, ROBERTO MARONI, VISITED NRDC-ITA

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 1st JULY 2014 - This morning the President of the Lombardy Region, Roberto Maroni, visited the Rapid Reaction Corps of NATO in Italy (NRDC-ITA), at the barracks "Ugo Mara "Solbiate Olona (VA).The President Maroni was welcomed by the General of the Army Corps Giorgio Battisti, NATO Commander of the institution

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Jun 12 2014

BRITISH CONTINGENT NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATIONS (Queen's Birthday Parade) 2014

Traditionally at the NRDC, each of the 14 Nations represented celebrate their National day in one way or another.  On 12 June, it was the turn of the British contingent to do so.  This National day was timed to coincide with the official Birthday of their monarch, Queen Elizabeth.  To celebrate, the British chose to host a Garden Party in the grounds of the Officers’ Club in Ugo Mara Barracks.

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Apr 30 2014

ALLIED LAND COMMANDER VISITS NRDC - ITA

The Commanding General of Allied Land Command, Lieutenant General Frederick B. Hodges, spoke of the impressive progress made by NRDC-ITA in preparing to become a Joint Headquarters, during a visit to Solbiate Olona on 30 April 2014.
He was welcomed by the Commander of NRDC-ITA, Lieutenant General Giorgio Battisti, and his staff at Ugo Mara Barracks, and witnessed at first hand some of the developments in the Headquarters as it moves towards national and NATO certification exercises.
 

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Mar 28 2014

HELLENIC NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATED AT NRDC - ITA

Members from fifteen different nations came together to celebrate Hellenic National Day, in the NCO Club, at “Ugo Mara” Barracks, 28 March 2014.
The event commemorated two important events in the Hellenic-Orthodox calendar: the announcement to Virgin Mary that she would become the mother of Jesus, and the anniversary of the 25 March 1821 revolution.

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Mar 11 2014

EXERCISE EAGLE JOKER 2014

Exercise JOINT EAGLE 2014, an International exercise involving approximately 2.000 troops conducted in Lecce and Ferrara. The exercise trained two commands; NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy (NRDC-ITA) and the Joint Force Air Component (JFAC). Land, Air, Maritime, Special Forces and Logistic troops were involved for two weeks in the training organized by the Command Operational Interagency (COI). Exercise JOINT EAGLE was the result of the integration of two separate exercises: Ex EAGLE JOKER 14 for NRDC-ITA

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Feb 26 2014

NRDC - ITA TAKES STEP TOWARDS JOINT CAPABILITY

NRDC-ITA has taken an important step in the build-up towards certification as a Joint HQ following a successful two weeks of intensive training in Exercise EAGLE BLADE 14, in February 2014.
Around 750 servicemen and women from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Military Police took part in the Exercise, which was based in the "Ugo Mara" Barracks, Solbiate Olona, and in the Air Force Base in Cameri, Novara.
 

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Feb 10 2014

ISAF END OF TOUR PARADE

SOLBIATE OLONA (VA), 10 FEBRUARY  2014 - Monday 10 February at the Barracks "Ugo Mara" (Solbiate Olona) in the presence of the Secretary of Defense, Mr Joachim Alfano and the Chief of the Defence Staff, Admiral Luigi Binelli Mantelli, was held on the ISAF End of Tour Parade of the NATO Rapid Deployable Corps Commander - Italy (NRDC-ITA), General of the Army Corps Giorgio Battisti, and the contingent of international staff.

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Jan 24 2014

347 DAYS IN KABUL. THE NRDC -ITA CONTINGENT RETURN HOME

The NATO Rapid Deployable Corps-Italy (NRDC-ITA) mission in Afghanistan is over. Today, men and women of the “Ugo Mara” barracks arrived at Malpensa airport at the end of their tour of duty in ISAF, after a year away from home. At the head of the contingent was Lieutenant General Giorgio Battisti, NRDC-ITA Commander, who worked as Chief of Staff of the ISAF mission during the whole of 2013.

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